Ridgefield Tiger Talk

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Ridgefield Tiger Talk 057: The Ridgefielder
In this week’s episode we talk to James Reed the English teacher in charge of the student newspaper The Ridgefielder and two of its student editors Kavya Podila and Michael Stamatis. We learn about th
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 056: RULER at The Middle School Level
In this week’s Tiger Talk we welcome Principal Tim Salem and Assistant Principal Lisa Frese of Scotts Ridge Middle School to talk about RULER at the middle school level. We discuss how it was a helpfu
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 055: RHS Business Department
In today’s show we get down to business (pun intended). Joining us on Tiger Talk is Jesse Peterkin the lead teacher for the RHS Business Department and 11th grade business student Corrie Vakil. We cov
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 054: Next Year’s Budget
It’s budget season for Ridgefield Public Schools! Joining us on this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk is Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susie Da Silva and her leadership cabinet. In this show we
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 053: 2022 Winter Sports Update
Big sports update on this week’s episode! We welcome back to Tiger Talk Dane Street the Athletics Director for Ridgefield High School. In this show he updates us on the current COVID protocols with wi
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 052: January 2022 COVID Update
In this week’s episode we get a quick update from the Director of Nursing Services, Aaron Crook. We discuss the new changes in Covid policy/procedures for schools, answer some commonly asked questions
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 051: Being Kind At Farmingville
For our last podcast of 2021 we welcome Nancy Caron the Principal of Farmingville Elementary School to the show. We talk about FES’s Be Kind program, Ben’s Bells, teachers/students creating a school w
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 050: Teen Talk in the Middle Schools
Joining us on this week’s show are the Teen Talk counselors from East Ridge and Scotts Ridge Middle Schools. Alexandra Avila and Audrey Camino-jara tell us about their role in their school, how the po
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 049: Middle School Music 2021
In this week’s podcast we have two middle school music teachers joining us. Tiger Talk welcomes Shane Peters and Hilary Brown back to the podcast to talk about all the exciting things happening at Eas
Ridgefield Tiger Talk 048: K-5 Social Emotional Learning
On this week’s show we invite two guests to talk about social emotional learning at the elementary level. Becky Laus Principal of Barlow Mountain Elementary and Jill Katkocin Principal of Scotland Ele